The composition of cometary volatiles
D Bockelée-Morvan, J Crovisier, MJ Mumma… - Comets …, 2004 - books.google.com
The composition of cometary ices provides key information on the chemical and physical
properties of the outer solar nebula where comets formed, 4.6 Gy ago. This chapter …
properties of the outer solar nebula where comets formed, 4.6 Gy ago. This chapter …
AKARI near-infrared spectroscopic survey for CO2 in 18 comets
T Ootsubo, H Kawakita, S Hamada… - The Astrophysical …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We conducted a spectroscopic survey of cometary volatiles with the Infrared Camera on
board the Japanese infrared satellite AKARI in the wavelength range from 2.5 to 5 μm. In our …
board the Japanese infrared satellite AKARI in the wavelength range from 2.5 to 5 μm. In our …
Detection of CN gas in interstellar object 2I/Borisov
The detection of interstellar objects passing through the solar system offers the promise of
constraining the physical and chemical processes involved in planetary formation in other …
constraining the physical and chemical processes involved in planetary formation in other …
The natural history of 'Oumuamua
Nature Astronomy, 2019 - nature.com
The discovery of the first interstellar object passing through the Solar System, 1I/2017 U1
('Oumuamua), provoked intense and continuing interest from the scientific community and …
('Oumuamua), provoked intense and continuing interest from the scientific community and …
The natural history of'Oumuamua
The discovery of the first interstellar object passing through the Solar System, 1I/2017 U1
('Oumuamua), provoked intense and continuing interest from the scientific community and …
('Oumuamua), provoked intense and continuing interest from the scientific community and …
Thermal properties, sizes, and size distribution of Jupiter-family cometary nuclei
YR Fernández, MS Kelley, PL Lamy, I Toth, O Groussin… - Icarus, 2013 - Elsevier
We present results from SEPPCoN, an on-going Survey of the Ensemble Physical Properties
of Cometary Nuclei. In this report we discuss mid-infrared measurements of the thermal …
of Cometary Nuclei. In this report we discuss mid-infrared measurements of the thermal …
Modeling the structure and activity of comet nuclei
D Prialnik, J Benkhoff, M Podolak - Comets II, 2004 - books.google.com
Although comets have been observed and studied since antiquity, the comet nucleus is a
much more recent concept:" It has been stated that within the head of a comet there is …
much more recent concept:" It has been stated that within the head of a comet there is …
[HTML][HTML] Formation of bi-lobed shapes by sub-catastrophic collisions-A late origin of comet 67P's structure
M Jutzi, W Benz - Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2017 - aanda.org
Context. The origin of the particular shape of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko (67P) is a
topic of active research. How and when it acquired its peculiar characteristics has distinct …
topic of active research. How and when it acquired its peculiar characteristics has distinct …
A distribution of large particles in the coma of Comet 103P/Hartley 2
MS Kelley, DJ Lindler, D Bodewits, MF A'Hearn… - Icarus, 2013 - Elsevier
The coma of Comet 103P/Hartley 2 has a significant population of large particles observed
as point sources in images taken by the Deep Impact spacecraft. We measure their spatial …
as point sources in images taken by the Deep Impact spacecraft. We measure their spatial …
Setting the scene: what did we know before Rosetta?
KJ Meech - … Transactions of the Royal Society A …, 2017 - royalsocietypublishing.org
This paper provides an overview of our state of knowledge about comets prior to the Rosetta
mission encounter. Starting with the historical perspective, this paper discusses the …
mission encounter. Starting with the historical perspective, this paper discusses the …